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Donnie Nelson
Personal information
Born
(1962-09-10) September 10, 1962 (age 61) Iowa City, Iowa
Nationality
American
Career information
High school
Worcester Academy (Worcester, Massachusetts)
College
Wheaton (1982–1986)
Coaching career
1986–2002
Career history
As coach:
1986–1994
Golden State Warriors (assistant)
1995–1998
Phoenix Suns (assistant)
2000–2002
Dallas Mavericks (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As executive:
NBA champion (2011)
Bronze medal (1992)
Donn Charles Nelson (born September 10, 1962) is an American basketball executive who previously held general manager and president of basketball operations roles for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is the son of Hall of Fame basketball coach Don Nelson. In a 2007 Sports Illustrated article ranking the NBA's personnel bosses from 1 to 30, Nelson was ranked 2nd.[1] In a 2009 Yahoo Sports article, Nelson was ranked the third-best general manager of the decade after producing nine 50-plus-win seasons in a row and the first finals appearance in franchise history in 2006.[2] Nelson assembled the Mavericks team that would later win the 2011 NBA championship. Having served since 2005, Nelson was the longest-tenured general manager in the NBA at the time of his parting with the Mavericks in 2021.
Nelson is one of the co-owners of the Texas Legends, the NBA G League affiliate of the Mavericks, located in the Dallas–Fort Worth suburb of Frisco.[3]
^Ranking the league's personnel bosses from 1-30, published June 26, 2007
^Yahoo Sports NBA
^"Owners' Bios'". Texas Legends. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
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all-time leader for the most regular season games coached (738); Don Nelson, DonnieNelson's father, is the franchise's all-time leader for the most regular...
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acquiring Randolph, the Mavericks' president of basketball operations DonnieNelson said that there were no expectations for Randolph playing for the team...
Championship club Austin Bold FC. The new ownership group consists of DonnieNelson, Neil Leibman, and Bobby Epstein. The team did not participate in the...
Mavericks general managers Norm Sonju (1980–1996) Frank Zaccanelli (1996–1997) Don Nelson (1997–2005) DonnieNelson (2005–2021) Nico Harrison (2021–present)...
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trading away Russell Westbrook and James Harden. Morey's resignation made DonnieNelson of the Dallas Mavericks the longest-tenured general manager in the NBA...
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Las Vegas. DonnieNelson of the Mavericks was the only general manager who offered him an invitation to play in the Summer League. "Donnie took care of...
to become executive vice-president of basketball operations (under DonnieNelson) for the Mavericks in October 2008. On June 10, 2009, Westphal was named...
second round of the 1999 NBA draft. Dallas' assistant general manager DonnieNelson had grown an interest in Wang ever since he spotted him in a 1993 game...
champion 1972 National Golden Gloves 139 pounds champion, defeating DonnieNelson of Lowell, MA in the final Round of 32: defeated Ulrich Beyer (East...
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